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Kevan Lyon, a literary agent with the Dijkstra Agency since 2004, handles women's fiction with an emphasis on commercial women's fiction and all genres of romantic fiction. Her particular interest is historical fiction of all types and commercial women's fiction. She is also interested in nonfiction, representing authors in the areas of memoir, environment, parenting, pets, and current events. She holds an MBA from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA and comes to the agency with 17 years of experience on the retail and distribution side of the publishing business. Her background on the buying and retail side of publishing affords her unique insight into what types of books will sell and how to market them. She is particularly attracted to stories that draw the reader in and loves a sweeping, complex story with strong female characters. Her authors in women's fiction span a broad range of genres from more literary, commercial projects to all genres of romance including historical, contemporary, suspense, and paranormal. She loves to be surprised by a unique plot or characters and is always looking for a new, fresh voice or approach. With nonfiction projects she looks for topics that she is passionate about or that speak to issues of particular concern to women and families. Some of her recent and soon to be published books include Thread of Fear by Laura Griffin (Pocket Books, 2008); Early Bright by Ami Silber (Toby Press, 2008); Lost In You by Alix Rickloff (Kensington, 2008); Haunting Jordan by PJ Alderman (Bantam 2009); Dark Highland Fire by Kendra Leigh Castle (Sourcebooks, 2009); Her Ladyship's Companion by Evangeline Collins (Berkley, 2009); Sounds Like Crazy by Shana Mahaffey (NAL, 2009); Rescue Warriors by David Helvarg (Thomas Dunne, 2009); Fierce Heart: The Story of Makaha and the Soul of Hawaiian Surfing (St. Martins, 2009); and Alternative Ed. (Knopf) by LouAnne Johnson. She will conduct consultation appointments, will co-present "Understanding What to Expect from Your Agent - How to Make Your Agent Your Best Friend, Favorite Critic, and Top Sales Person!" and On-the-Spot: Query Letters. Bring your one-page query to this workshop for an on-the-spot evaluation. Queries will be selected at random and read aloud keeping the author's name confidential. She will discuss strengths and ways for improvement as a selling tool for your work.

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